Shivers, who was eliminated from “TUF 10″ with a controversial decision loss to eventual semifinalist James McSweeney, fights professionally for the first time in nearly two years when he meets Butler, who turned pro in 2009 with a second-round TKO of Jacob Noe.

“I didn’t really have any motivation to get back to training,” stated Shivers, a current Rankin County Deputy Sheriff who played for the Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons. “I got the phone call from (local promoter) Dave Ferguson, who asked me if I wanted to fight again. I thought it was a great opportunity to be able to fight in front of my home crowd. Not to mention it’s a Strikeforce show. I had to take the opportunity.”

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

The man known for cranking submissions to the point of injury added eye-gouging to his repertoire. But is the controversy of Rousimar Palhares too essential to his bizarre, awful appeal for his employers to take any meaningful action against him?